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Felix Holt, the radical [Poems. The Spanish gypsy]

Set in 1830s England, Felix Holt tells the story of proud and sensitive Esther Lyon, who dreams of a life of refinement and must choose betweeen wealthy Harold Transome and idealistic reformer Felix Holt.

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  • "Impressions of Theophrastus Such"@en
  • "Clarendon edition of the novels of George Eliot"
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  • "When the young nobleman Harold Transome returns to England from the colonies with a self-made fortune, he scandalizes the town of Treby Magna with his decision to stand for Parliament as a Radical. But, after the idealistic Felix Holt also returns to the town, the difference between Harold's opportunistic values and Holt's profound beliefs becomes apparent. Forthright, brusque and driven by a firm desire to educate the working-class, Felix is at first viewed with suspicion by many, including the elegant but vain Esther Lyon, the daughter of the local clergyman. As she discovers, however, his blunt words conceal both passion and deep integrity. Soon the romantic and over-refined Esther finds herself overwhelmed by a heart-wrenching decision: whether to choose the wealthy Transome as a husband, or the impoverished but honest Felix Holt."
  • "Set in 1830s England, Felix Holt tells the story of proud and sensitive Esther Lyon, who dreams of a life of refinement and must choose betweeen wealthy Harold Transome and idealistic reformer Felix Holt."@en
  • "As in all of George Eliot's best work, every class of society is included in this portrait of political ferment and corrupt electioneering in a small Midland borough in 1832. At the heart of the novel is George Eliot's conviction that "men's lives are as thoroughly blended with each other as the air they breathe; evil spreads as necessarily as disease.""
  • "Set during the political controversies of the 1830s in England, Eliot's fifth novel tells the story of the proud and sensitive Esther Lyon, who dreams of a life of refinement, and the choice she must make between the wealthy Harold Transome and the idealistic reformer Felix Holt."@en
  • "Felix Holt is a self-proclaimed radical and does not believe in the status quo currently in vogue with the upperclasses of society. Harold Transome, the local landowner also is a radical, but for different reasons. The story shows that the social differances between the classes are not as great as one might seem."
  • "A political radical and a child of the working class, Felix has lost faith in a political system in which candidates never represent the interests of the working class. Harold Transome, the cynical son of wealthy Tory landowners, embraces radical politics for very different reasons. Both Harold and Felix vie for the affections of Esther Lyon, and she must weigh her feelings for them with the social and material goals she has set for herself. Their personal drama unfolds against the broad canvas of social and political upheaval of 1830s England."
  • "A political radical and a child of the working class, Felix has lost faith in a political system in which candidates never represent the interests of the working class. Harold Transome, the cynical son of wealthy Tory landowners, embraces radical politics for very different reasons. Both Harold and Felix vie for the affections of Esther Lyon, and she must weigh her feelings for them with the social and material goals she has set for herself. Their personal drama unfolds against the broad canvas of social and political upheaval of 1830s England."@en
  • "Although one of Eliot's least-studied texts, Felix Holt, the Radical is a social novel that aggressively comments on the Reform Act of 1832. Published just before the vote on the Second Reform Act of 1867, which expanded the right to vote to males not owning land in England, the novel was very popular for its political messages. The novel follows a group of characters in the small community of Treby in the English Midlands, the political friction between the Tories and the Radicals and the ongoing Parliamentary election. In addition to heated political arguments in the text, the latent messages concerning political stances are abundant. Critics also attribute Felix Holt as the first of Eliot's novels to purposely and obviously make a stand for feminism."@en
  • "Two men vying for the hand of Esther, a young woman of charm and virtue, are Felix Holt, an idealistic young artisan, and Harold Transome, the intelligent heir to an estate. She is drawn to Holt yet has dreams of marrying into a life of refinement. --From publisher's description."@en
  • "Felix Holt is a nobleminded young reformer who chooses the life of a humble artisan, unlike Harold Transome, the conventional rich politician with whom he vies for the hand of the lovely Esther."
  • "In the novel Felix Holt, the Radical, George Eliot (the pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans) turns her attention to political affairs. However, although the Reform movement of the early 1800s is an important plot point in the novel, the tale focuses more on the intersection between politics and society, and the myriad ways in which changes in the law can and do affect family and intimate relationships."@en

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